Do not deny the star power of June Squibb. Resistance is futile. You may as well fistfight the tide. Even before she was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Alexander Payne’s Nebraska (2002), the 95-year-old actor had been a go-to Everygrandma, doling out enough geriatric sass to make …
Read More »'Don't Tell Me I Can't Do Something': June Squibb on Kicking Ass in 'Thelma'
If there’s one thing June Squibb has always known, it’s that she wanted to pursue a career in acting on her own terms. She’s the first to admit that she’s stubborn, but it’s a trait that has served her well over the past seven decades as she transitioned from local …
Read More »'Thelma' Introduces the World to June Squibb, Action Hero!
When you get to be an actor of a certain age, you have the option of a lucrative career pivot into action movies. Just ask Liam Neeson, or Denzel Washington, or any of the other A-listers who’ve reinvented themselves as late-act ass-kickers. We’ll confess that we did not have June …
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